Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

DECEMBER 10, 2009

My guess is as we enter 2010, might we see the invention of Real Time Web fundraising events As more nonprofit explore the possibilities of location-based social networks and fundraising , the distinctions between online/offline fundraising will melt away. It's real time and location based social networks are also impacting advocacy.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 6, 2009

Surfrider's CEO , Jim Moriarty, commented that it was a function of their organization's culture - that everyone is focused on the mission and principles and they have a DIY culture. How do you analyze the use of social networks/social media in the context of online/offline activism? How do you facilitate the hive?

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Building a loop between online and offline community activities. Share your ideas ahead of time in the comments below, or on twitter using #4change and/or #commbuild – have an idea for a better hashtag for this chat? Please leave a comment with your idea! Did you miss last month’s chat?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2010

They’re convening Barcamp-like unconferences called PubCamps all over the country, allowing local techies and citizen journalists to forge collaborative projects with NPR and PBS stations, both online and offline. Online numbers don’t always equate offline results. Crowdsourcing the Corporate/ Nonprofit Partnership.

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Forum One

JANUARY 27, 2009

We've been helping groups for many years with ways to have a little more influence and get a little more impact out of their online and offline events. If the event is offline, conduct follow-up online discussion using a simple listserve or a group collaboration tool to keep the lively discussions going.

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MARCH 22, 2023

If hosting your drive online, give your donors a place to leave comments about the drive and their pledges. Your participants will ask their friends and family to pledge to your organization, either offline or through your online form, and follow through with pledges to ensure they complete their pledged gift!

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NetWits

APRIL 10, 2011

Affiliate programs, organic search traffic and even offline advertising scored higher than social. I’d love to hear your thoughts, examples, experiences in the comments below. By far the most effective channel was paid search marketing, which 90% of respondents put in their top three biggest sources of acquisition.&#.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2011

. —– I recently posted about Jumo with reflections, notes from my experience using the new platform, and questions – this post has also generated a great deal of valuable conversation in the comments (over 70 thoughtful comments so far). On & Offline Engagement. Online is great for organizing.

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Amy Sample Ward

MAY 3, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Keep doing the offline stuff for the offline people! ' There are two responses I usually give here. .' ' There are two responses I usually give here.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

And, if you submitted a nonprofit panel - and I managed to miss it while scanning 2200 in ten minutes - please add the link and description in a comment. How do you balance online action with offline engagement? Please try to vote for as many nonprofit panels as possible. I will also be tweeting this post.).

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DNL OmniMedia

APRIL 26, 2024

While allocating marketing resources to various offline promotional strategies is perfectly fine, abandoning your nonprofit’s digital outreach is almost always a mistake. As a result, nonprofits often consider cutting back on their online marketing efforts if they do not see immediate results.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 9, 2008

The question "Is the only time you're offline when you're sleeping or going to the bathroom?" Set a frequency for answering blog comments via email, doing outreach, reading blogs, writing posts and other tasks. The only time you're offline should NOT be when your are sleeping or in the bathroom.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Staff the organization’s social media accounts by monitoring follower activity (shares, likes, and comments) and ping those individuals with a way to volunteer or donate (or some other call to action). Approach area businesses to donate items to an online or offline silent or live auction. You would have to run the auction, of course.

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Byte Technology

MARCH 2, 2017

And that trend goes beyond simple appearance: users should be able to navigate through a site, makes purchases, leave comments and more as seamlessly as if they were sitting behind a monitor at a desk. For those looking for a really easy route to a mobile app, Mobapper is worth checking out.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 27, 2012

But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly. These kinds of comments are an opportunity to show your amazing, and patient, customer service abilities!

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Amy Sample Ward

AUGUST 20, 2010

Last night was the first in what will now be a monthly chat for community builders or those interested in learning more about building community, on and offline. tools and tactics that build a loop between offline and online activities. The goal of this chat was to set some of the ground work for us to build on going forward.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 22, 2010

Number of Comments and Likes per Impression. Comments + Likes)/Impressions. I ran an online poll that revealed about 75-80% of Admins receive these updates, but I took it offline because folks emailed that the poll wasn't correctly registering their votes.]. and in the News Feed of your Fans.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 3, 2010

I’ve had experience organizing communities offline in local communities, and organizing community online – but the kind of organizing that inspires me the most is combining online and offline. You can also suggest questions or topic areas to be included by leaving a comment on this post! How to Participate.

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Media Cause

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

and/or tagging them in comments in your project management tool or shared document. Any item that goes beyond its designated time can be taken offline for relevant team members or a subsequent meeting set up for that item specifically to be addressed to keep the meeting on track. That might include CC’ing them on project status emails.

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NetWits

JUNE 2, 2011

Here’s a list of budget-friendly incentives that should at least get you thinking creatively about how you can start putting the gaming into your fundraising event: Recognition online, in offline publications and at the event. Please share your ideas or current incentives in the Comments section below. Priority check-in at the event.

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Museum 2.0

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

In this post, Jasper shares some lessons learned from a recent experiment to design a more social comment station. He will respond to comments here and can also be reached on his blog (where this post first appeared). translated this online game to an offline activity around everyday objects. I believe it worked brilliantly.

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

They have benefitted from our courses, earned their professional certificates, attended and spoken at the NTC, and volunteered for our on- and offline groups. Below, we’ve included comments from Jude, Leon, Rubin, and Yesenia. You can see the full board and everyone’s biographies on the website.

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Thank you to those who have already voted or commented! Please support me by voting and commenting here. Part of my role as the Global Community Development Manager at NetSquared is to support and grow our offline organizers from around the world. Leave a comment on the application here. Like I said, I cannot wait!

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 30, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. Growing Virtual Roots – How our online efforts led to amazing offline results – A great case study in community organizing, on and offline, from Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure. "From

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NetWits

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Next, focus on your goals – Are you trying to raise a million dollars or mobilize a group of offline volunteers? I’d love to hear your take on each of these in the comments. First, create a page on Causes and activist resource center. Or, if you are a non-profit, check out the non-profit resource center. Strengthen your core.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 6, 2013

They build up an online and offline community, create great projects, and then ask the community to fund them through donations. How do you think offline or online crowdfunding will affect your favorite causes in 2013? Add your comments below. However, there is a new way that nonprofits are using crowdfunding: giving days.

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Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

This year, the Tweetsgiving campaign also asked people to gather in person, offline and have gratitude parties, where people could also donate in person to the project. On March 1, I will select a winner at random (all commenters who answer the question will be put into a hat and I’ll draw one at random).

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You can read it and the comments on the blog here , it’s copied below. There are many who approach the online landscape with very different views than their offline business decisions. ideablob particpants are locked out from seeing any comments or feedback on their ideas. To some, these events were unimportant.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

In the end, the site cataloged and accepted YouTube videos, plus allowed users to share and comment. USMHM employed Facebook Comments to insure maximum exposure for each individual photograph in the hope that people might recognize an old friend or family member and let them know.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 7, 2010

You can read the full post and comment on the SSIR blog or be part of the conversation below. That’s not exactly the way business normally goes down offline. Visit the SSIR blog to comment, or leave your thoughts below! And it has real impact on the way organizations fundraise.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

For about a year, I moderated a monthly online chat focused on community building, community management, on and offline engagement, and the technologies that support those connections. I wanted to let the community lead, and if the community didn’t need me moderating a chat, then I wasn’t going to force it!

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Amy Sample Ward

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Whether you are working on a campaign, a program or a service; whether it is online or offline (though I would argue it should probably touch both!); One idea that has emerged for me through this way of exploring the topic is that of temporary versus permanent networks. Temporary versus Permanent Networks. And engagement requires people.

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Amy Sample Ward

JULY 29, 2011

The people who donate, listen in, connect with our programs by calling in, reading or commenting online, and coming to our offline events are our community. Just because you have your own profiles now, doesn’t mean you can stop listening to the community or replying and commenting. Start Joining.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MARCH 9, 2012

I shared the video on my personal profile and it prompted quite a heated discussion in the comments between my colleagues. The controversy on my Facebook wall boiled down to those who felt the emotional pull of the story and those who had an alternative view. And so the debate on my Facebook wall continued with very thoughtful comments.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 2, 2011

You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. “Is it even possible to measure online influence, divorced from offline influence?&# I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Nope, it’s not possible."

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Non Profit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Until a 2020 overhaul of its algorithms, Meta’s content policies for Facebook and Instagram made no distinction between hate content targeting marginalized groups and comments criticizing racist White people. Are they resourced and protected during cases of harassment? Center language justice in your content strategies.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Yesterday, I spent most of the day offline at the Wisdom 2.0 When I shared the photo with my network, I received comments from people who had supported my fundraisers over the years — comments that made me think that everyone felt good about being able to make a small donation and really change someone’s life.

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